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East Ham 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES
MIDWIVES ACTS, 1902 - 1950.
The number of midwives who notified their intention to practise in East
Ham during the 13 months ending 31/1/53 was 26 - of these 18 also indicated
that they would act as Maternity Nurses. Of the 26, 7 worked in connection
with the Maternity Hospital and District Nurses Home, Plaistow, and its
branches - 2 at Sir Henry Tate Nurses' Home, Silvertown - 10 at East Ham
Memorial Hospital - and 7 practised independently^ including k Municipal
Midwives and the Supervisor of Midwives.
PLAISTOW MATERNITY HOSPITAL AND DISTRICT NURSES' H0ME.
Summary of cases, 1952:-
Midwifery 114 Maternity Nursing 31 Hospital 107
SILVERTOWN & NORTH WOOLWICH DISTRICT NURSING ASSOCIATION.
Midwifery 3 Maternity Nursing 1
CLINICS AND TREATMENT CENTRES.
With the exception of North Woolwich these are all provided by the
Council. The clinics at Roman Manor are held in the Community Centre,
by permission of the Education Committee. The sessions at She Centres
(as on 31/12/52) were as follows